Cooks who are new to the kitchen are usually far more concerned with making sure their recipes turn out right than with making sure they follow all food safety rules. In their desperation to make sure their cake, sauce or roast turns out right, they can create a bacterial danger zone that will leave their diners fondly remembering a time when their intestines didn’t feel like they were tied in knots. A few food safety tips can help prevent such disasters.
Wash, wash, wash: Make sure that all tools and food contact surfaces are washed thoroughly with soap and water after each and every step in the cooking process. Keep a spray bottle filled with a mix of 1 tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water to sterilize countertops.
Watch your temperatures: Make sure that cold food is kept cold and hot food is kept hot. When you have a large quantity of hot food, such as a pot of soup, for more details visit to www.fair-recipes.com that you want to store, put the pot in a sink half-filled with ice and water. Stir the soup frequently until the temperature has dropped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, then package and store.
Careful with chemicals: Never, EVER keep cleaning chemicals on or near food contact surfaces. Bumping a spray bottle the wrong way can cause it to discharge small amounts of cleaning solution, perhaps in the direction of your food.
Watch out for wood: Wood cutting boards are attractive, and they’re the best for your knife blades. However, cutting meat on a traditional wood cutting board makes tiny crevices into which bacteria can nestle, for more details visit to www.chef-123.com becoming difficult or impossible to remove during washing. Save the wooden board for your salad greens.
Most cities’ Health departments offer courses in food safety for home cooks. They are usually one or two days, at most, and can be of tremendous worth. If your city doesn’t offer one, check online. There are abundant resources from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
When it comes to cooking gourmet food the two rules mentioned above are the only hard and fast rules. Everything else is purely a matter of adventure and taste. Now this doesn’t mean that any and everyone can become a gourmet cook simply by going out and purchasing the finest and freshest of ingredients and throwing them into a pot. There is some degree of art involved when it comes to gourmet cooking and a large degree of skill that is necessary in order to achieve these culinary masterpieces.
You should also understand and be prepared to discover that fresh ingredients are not always available so there are times when compromises must be made when cooking gourmet meals. For this reason you capitalize on what is in season and plan your meals accordingly whenever possible. One important quality when it comes to cooking gourmet food is the layering of flavors. You should be able to taste the meat or seafood as well as the vegetables, herbs, and spices that comprise you’re skillfully prepared meal.
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#1 by Kat on December 30, 2009 - 8:44 pm
Starting new and fresh,Vegetarians are very healthy people if they know what theyre doing, food shopping tips?
I just need a general shopping list of any vegans and vegetarians here, I need to have a balanced diet and I need to tell my mom what to get.
What are the best organic breads, vegebales, frozen meals, veggie-burgers, and snacks and food ideas to help me stay healthy and satisfied. I like the occational sweet snack, so if any good recipes are known, please share!
Thanks a million
#2 by Sphere on December 31, 2009 - 1:46 am
If you are going to be a vegetarian you need to like cooking from scratch. A lot of the already made vegetarian products they sale have a lot of crap in them.
You need to have tofu at all times. Nuts; walnuts, almonds etc.. furits, veggies; lots of greens.
for sweet snack, try dried fruits, or make granola bars with honey and carob….
Go buy a cookbook or go to the library and check out all the vegetarian cookbooks you can.
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#3 by Carson on December 31, 2009 - 1:48 am
Amy’s Soy Cheese Pizza, Pad Thai Tofu, Burritos,Soups, and Tofu Matar. Tofu Scrambler. "Vegan" Boca Burgers. Nayonaise. Muir Glen Ketsup. Yves sliced meat and cheese substitiutes. Hummus. Rudy’s breads. Barbara’s cereals. Hain crackers (including graham). Soy Dream (stay away from Silk — it’s crap, just like Gardenburgers). Tempeh. Edensoy Tamari soy sauce. Soya Kaas cheese blocks. Odwalla bars and juices. Cloud Nine chocolate bars. Chicken-Free Nuggets and Patties.
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#4 by Colleen O on December 31, 2009 - 1:50 am
I don’t know where you live but here in California most of the grocery stores carry large varieties of vegetearian/vegan foods from veggie burgers to soy based cheeses as well as all organic vegetables and baked goods. For "sweet snacks" raisins and carobs are great, carobs taste like chocolate, I suggest checking your local library for books on vegterianism to start
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#5 by gamer_froggy85 on December 31, 2009 - 1:52 am
I’ve grown up in a Vegetarian family, and have continued it into my adult years…. I may be able to help and bit.
Best veggie burgers have to be boca, I also Recommend the chicken burgers from Boca. There is also a whole line of other Boca meals, such as ribs, corn dogs, and Lasagna.
Frozen meals: Amy’s and Linda McCartney (Yes the ex Beatles late wife).
Spelt bread is extremely good for you, as well as rice bread.
If you have a Raley’s, or a food co-op next to you I recommend checking them out, they have many different meals and snacks.
Check out Kashi Go lean crunch for a good breakfast food, it goes well with soy milk (I recommend 8Th continent and silk)
Also soy ice cream is a good snack to have once and awhile and if you find the right health food store you can buy organic cake mixes and frosting’s (As well as organic chocolate bars 8D ).
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